Improved monitoring framework for local planning in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector: From data to decision-making
| Autor: | Agustí Pérez Foguet, Ricard Giné Garriga, Alejandro Jiménez Fdez. de Palencia |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. EScGD - Engineering Sciences and Global Development |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Sanitation
Rural--Developing countries Engineering Environmental Engineering Sanitation Process (engineering) Decision Making Context (language use) Planning indices Waste Disposal Fluid Local planning Environmental Chemistry Enginyeria sanitària -- Països en vies de desenvolupament Decentralized planning Waste Management and Disposal Water point mapping Africa South of the Sahara Data collection Sub-Saharan Africa business.industry Environmental engineering Pit latrine Hygiene Household survey Pollution Environmental Policy Risk analysis (engineering) Transparency (graphic) Enginyeria civil::Enginyeria hidràulica marítima i sanitària::Enginyeria sanitària [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] business Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya Universitat Jaume I |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.078 |
| Popis: | Today, a vast proportion of people still lack a simple pit latrine and a source of safe drinking water. To help end this appalling state of affairs, there is a pressing need to provide policymakers with evidences in which base effective planning, targeting and prioritization. Two major challenges often hinder this process: i) lack of reliable data to identify which areas are most in need; and ii) inadequate instruments for decision-making support. In tackling previous shortcomings, this paper proposes a monitoring framework to compile, analyse, interpret and disseminate water, sanitation and hygiene information. In an era of decentralization, where decision-making moves to local governments, we apply such framework at the local level. The ultimate goal is to develop appropriate tools for decentralized planning support. To this end, the study first implements a methodology for primary data collection, which combines the household and the waterpoint as information sources. In doing so, we provide a complete picture of the context in which domestic WASH services are delivered. Second, the collected data are analysed to underline the emerging development challenges. The use of simple planning indicators serves as the basis to i) reveal which areas require policy attention, and to ii) identify the neediest. Third, a classification process is proposed to prioritize among various populations. Three different case studies from East and Southern African countries are presented. Results indicate that accurate and comprehensive data, if adequately exploited through simple instruments, may be the basis of effective targeting and prioritization, which are central to sector planning. The application of the proposed framework in the real world, however, is to a certain extent elusive; and we point out to conclude two specific challenges that remain unaddressed, namely the upgrade of existing decision-making processes to enhance transparency and inclusiveness, and the development of data updating mechanisms. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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